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The Atumpan is a talking drum sounded with two L-shaped sticks and played in pairs or with other instruments to accompany the adowa dance ensemble.
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Title: Atumpan
Date: 19th century
Geography: Ghana
Culture: Ashanti (Asante)
Medium: Wood, fiber, hide
Dimensions: 22 1/16 × 9 3/4 in. (56 × 24.8 cm)
Classification: Membranophone-single-headed / goblet drum
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number: 89.4.1410
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